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Recent moves by Lightrock, Nest and Galvanize offer signs that the private credit market is starting to bridge the climate financing gap, but there is still a long way to go.

The deal will make Ares’s private markets products available to a wider range of wealth managers.

Washington heard from its consultant, Albourne Partners, that ramping up a private credit allocation in a stressed market may allow for stronger documentation and higher spreads.

The strategy involves investing in private equity-backed deals originated by HSBC’s UK banking arm.

The fourth vintage lower mid-market fund, the manager’s largest ever, raised more than $5.5bn of equity.

Although AI disruption and other threats remain increasingly relevant, Houlihan Lokey data shows resilient portfolio dynamics.

The fund’s strategy also raised substantial capital from private wealth investors.

The US firm has hired an executive from JP Morgan, as insurers and other allocators continue to push into private credit, Private Debt Investor can reveal.

Media hysteria around redemption runs and AI may be overblown, but they shine a spotlight on important topics LPs should consider when investing in private debt, says Ted Denniston, co-head and senior managing director of NXT Capital.

The region’s huge promise for investment has faltered in recent years, but 2026 brings hope as secondaries speeds ahead and overall fundraising is on the up.